The Problem of Pain
- Author C. S. Lewis
- Narrator Simon Vance
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 22 June 2005
- Run Time 3 hours and 59 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Christianity.
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What to expect
For centuries, Christians have been tormented by one question above all: “If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” Is there justice or wisdom to be won by suffering, or some reward beyond understanding? And what of the suffering of animals, which neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? Is the quantity and variety of suffering in the world inconsistent with, or evidence against, an omnipotent and perfectly loving God?
The greatest Christian thinker of all time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature, free will, and the will of the Divine.
Critics Review
u201cThis is an incredibly lucid and unprejudiced worku2026Lewisu2019 treatise on suffering, read by [Simon Vance], is like listening to a very interesting, yet intellectually revered, friend talk about a thorny subject over a cup of tea.u201d
n“It is really a pleasure to be able to praise a book unreservedly, and that is just what I can do with The Problem of Pain.”
u201cThe point about reading C. S. Lewis is that he makes you sure, whatever you believe, that religion accepted or rejected means something extremely serious, demanding the entire energy of the mind.u201d
nu201cLewis succeeds in lifting the reader from his frame of reference by artfully capitulating these topics into a conversational tone, which makes his assertions easy to swallow and even easier to digestu2026The fortune lies in Lewisu2019s inclination to set us straight with his charming wit and pious mind.u201d
| Author | C. S. Lewis |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Simon Vance |
| Duration | 3 hours and 59 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481541251 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Christianity |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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